Otokichi Murakami
Bird Commission case file number 536. Custodian file number 3911. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_26_file_0536)
He was born on 12 December 1886. He was a fisherman and boat builder employed by A.B.C. Packers, Phoenix Cannery, Steveston, BC. His family includes Asayo Murakami (wife; nee Asayo Imamoto), Masayuki Murakami (son), George Murakami (son), Yukie Murakami (daughter), Yaeko Murakami (daughter), Chizuko Murakami (daughter), Susumu Murakami (son), Hisashi Murakami (son), Chiyoko Murakami (daughter), Osamu Murakami (son), Midori Ohama (daughter; nee Midori Murakami) and unnamed infant (deceased). His home address is listed as P.O. Box 90, House No, 40, Phoenix Cannery, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Letellier, MB.
Metadata
| Surname | Murakami |
| Forename | Otokichi |
| Regularized Name | Otokichi Murakami |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3911 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Letellier, MB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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